Capture of Baghdad (1624)

For other uses, see Battle of Baghdad.

The Capture of Baghdad (1624) by the Safavid army under Abbas the Great occurred on 14 January 1624, which was part of the ongoing war between Sultan Murad IV against Shah Abbas I.

Capture of Baghdad (1624)
Part of Safavid Capture of Mesopotamia (1623-1624) and Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
Date 14 January 1624 Location Baghdad aftermath: Mosul, Kirkuk and Basra 33.325°N 44.422°E / 33.325; 44.422 Result Safavid victory Territorial changes Baghdad captured by the Safavids
Belligerents
Safavid Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Abbas the Great Qarachaqay Khan George Saakadze	Murad IV Gazi Husrev Pasha Hafiz Ahmed Pasha
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
Massacre of Sunni inhabitants of the city by Safavids[1]

See also

• Treaty of Nasuh Pasha
• Treaty of Serav
• List of conflicts in the Middle East

References

1. Faroqhi, Suraiya (2006). The Cambridge History of Turkey: The Later Ottoman Empire, 1603–1839. Cambridge University Press. p. 47. ISBN 9780521620956.

• Blow, David (2009). Shah Abbas: The Ruthless King Who Became an Iranian Legend. I. B. Tauris. p. 133. ISBN 978-1845119898. (...) managed to break into the city on the evening of 12 January 1624, and two days later Baghdad was in Safavid hands.
• Ghafouri Ali History of the Iran's battles, from the Medes up to today 2009 ISBN 9789644237386.
• Asadollah Matoufi 4000 years history of Iran army, Persian title: Tārīkh-i chahār hazār sālah-i artish-i Īrān 2003 ISBN 9646820034.
• Savory, Roger (2007). Iran Under the Safavids. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0521042512.